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James Edward Keeler

1857 - 1900

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James Edward Keeler (September 10, 1857 – August 12, 1900) was an American astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Edward Keeler has received more than 52,915 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. James Edward Keeler is the 370th most popular astronomer (down from 238th in 2019), the 5,611th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,610th in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Astronomer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James Edward Keeler ranks 370 out of 644. Before him are Carl Keenan Seyfert, Richard Martin West, Dirk Brouwer, Alvan Graham Clark, Paul Götz, and Ralph Copeland. After him are Johann III Bernoulli, Frank Watson Dyson, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Brian G. Marsden, Adrien Auzout, and Tadeáš Hájek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, James Edward Keeler ranks 105. Before him are Friedrich von Ingenohl, Alice Pike Barney, Ayub Khan, Helena Westermarck, Aleksei Evert, and Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar. After him are Henry Dudeney, Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Constantin Coandă, Christian Wilhelm Allers, Milton S. Hershey, and Friedrich Reinitzer. Among people deceased in 1900, James Edward Keeler ranks 72. Before him are Carl Lange, Karl Doppler, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, and Gustaf Åkerhielm. After him are Adrien René Franchet, Johan Kjeldahl, Alphonse Milne-Edwards, Albert Samain, Émile Blanchard, and Dankmar Adler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Edward Keeler ranks 5,611 out of 20,380. Before him are Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), Erica Jong (1942), Jobyna Ralston (1899), L. Scott Caldwell (1950), Michael Gross (1947), and John Diehl (1950). After him are Jim Reeves (1923), Budge Patty (1924), Conrad Nagel (1897), Paul Kurtz (1925), Kevin Dunn (1956), and Scott LaFaro (1936).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, James Edward Keeler ranks 69. Before him are Frank Muller (1862), Eugene Parker (1927), Herbert Friedman (1916), Heber Doust Curtis (1872), Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), and Alvan Graham Clark (1832). After him are Margaret Geller (1947), Henry E. Holt (1929), James L. Elliot (1943), George O. Abell (1927), Paul W. Merrill (1887), and Frank Elmore Ross (1874).

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